Thursday, October 17, 2024

The Year Ahead – October 17

In the January/February 2024 issue of Family Tree Magazine, they have introduced The Year Ahead, 366 genealogy tips will make 2024 your best research year yet by Lisa A Alzo. Lisa mapped out a day-by-day research plan.

October 17 – Start a family health history tree using the free My Family Health Portrait software https://cbiit.github.io/FHH/html/index.html

I was never that interested in a family health history, until my intellectually challenged sister was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. They checked her blood work to see if this was inherited and part of the process was answering a series of questions that asked about close relatives and causes of death. This is when I realized, how much I didn’t know about the causes of death from my close relatives.

The Surgeon General's My Family Health Portrait tool does NOT allow the government or other entities to access your information. The tool provides the software for organizing your information, but your information is not transmitted back to government or other servers and can only be downloaded by you. Your information is never available to anyone else, unless you choose to share it. The Surgeon General's tool does not provide medical advice. For questions related to family health history and your health, talk to your doctor.

 Remember to have fun and Just do Genealogy! 

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

The Year Ahead – October 16

In the January/February 2024 issue of Family Tree Magazine, they have introduced The Year Ahead, 366 genealogy tips will make 2024 your best research year yet by Lisa A Alzo. Lisa mapped out a day-by-day research plan.

October 16 – Design a family photo calendar using Lulu www.lulu.com or Shutterfly www.shutterfly.com

I always like this idea, but what photo’s do you want to include? Family history photos you have or have found while researching. Perhaps an interesting document. Don’t forget to include some ancestor’s birthdates or anniversaries on this calendar. Perhaps this could become a Christmas gift as a way to share your family history with your family. Feeling pressured to get it done for this year? Then design one for 2026. Just set-up some due dates so you can get it done in time for next year. Perhaps decide on what you want for each month, what dates you might want highlighted in your calendar. Just let your imagination go wild.

Remember to have fun and Just do Genealogy!